Florian Pichler

Florian Pichler
E-Control Austria · Consumer Affairs

PhD

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August 2012 - present
E-Control Austria
Position
  • Social scientist
April 2010 - July 2012
University of Vienna
Position
  • Professor (Assistant)
August 2008 - March 2010
University of Surrey
Position
  • Lecturer

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Publications (24)
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The study examines trends in work-related stress and exhaustion between 1997 and 2005 among employees in 13 countries and aims to identify the social and market forces underlying these trends. We argue that investigating the degree to which workers perceive their jobs as stressful or exhausting (indicators of job strain) has advantages over studyin...
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This study assesses the possibility that deindustrialization has been contributing to the persistently high unemployment rates experienced by most affluent countries since the mid-1970s. Combining insights from Lilien's (1982) “sectoral shift” thesis and the literature on deindustrialization, the authors assert that the decades-long contraction of...
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This article looks at developments in Eastern European civil society (as measured by the participation in organisations) and how this has changed between 1995 and 2005 using the World Values Survey. There are comparisons with Western Europe on the one hand and the United States on the other, which show that although civic participation of this kind...
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Cosmopolitanism increasingly features as a reference to describe contemporary structures of a globalized world. This article adds a critical examination of micro-level dimensions of such cosmopolitanism vigilant to the ideas about specific attitudes and global community. Who shares cosmopolitan orientations or sees oneself as world citizen? Are cou...
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Typical labor market outcomes vary considerably between majority and migrant populations. Drawing on scholarship from across the social sciences, we assess competing micro-and macro-level explanations of differential occupational attainment among immigrant groups across 28 countries. The analyses of occupational attainment are run separately for fi...
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In this article we examine how Europeans perceive the consequences of immigration. We draw upon group threat, conflict and boundary-making theories to differentiate between probable reasons of anti-immigrant sentiment. We hypothesize that perceived threats vary over time and across countries since their nature may shift according to changing econom...
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Shucksmith M., Cameron S., Merridew T. and Pichler F. Urban-rural differences in quality of life across the European Union, Regional Studies. This paper analyses the European Quality of Life Survey 2003 to explore urban-rural differences in income, deprivation, and other life domains. The main conclusion is that the richest countries in the Europea...
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This article looks at the determinants of job satisfaction in 27 European countries at both the individual and country level. Individual determinants include type of occupation, supervision responsibilities, working hours, and the assessment of various dimensions, such as intrinsic and extrinsic job characteristics. These factors already explain a...
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People who see themselves as and feel citizens of the world are often regarded as cosmopolitans. Sociology further distinguishes cosmopolitans by a set of particular orientations to the greater world. According to major normative claims of cosmopolitan theory, cosmopolitans hold attitudes and beliefs recognizing diversity. They are also expected to...
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Studies of social capital have concentrated upon either formal associative behaviour or informal social relations (networks). This article looks at the relationship between these two types of social capital by examining social networks, social and family support (informal social capital) on the one hand and associational behaviour along with social...
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Research on work-life balance (WLB) has presented important insights into the problems of combining family aspirations with paid work in relation to policy relevant agendas. Using the ESS II (2004/2005), we examine work-related and household/family-related causes of WLB. We can corroborate other research findings that show that work-related aspects...
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Social capital has become a much researched concept and there has been much theoretical speculation about unequal access to it. However, the cross-national empirical analysis of social capital in relation to social stratification and social inequality is lacking. In this article, we explore the relationship between social stratification and social...
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Cosmopolitanism represents a way of dealing with difference and similarity within changing societies in a globalized world. Amongst other things, cosmopolitan theory claims that the cosmopolitan feels part of a community transcending the borders of national societies and actively embraces diversity among people. Yet, we know little about what cosmo...
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Most research on European identity in political science and sociology either applies a theoretical and/or normative framework or concentrates on the magnitude of identification. This study goes beyond this by exploring the socio-structural conditions of European identity. Instead of bluntly asking how many identify with Europe, we look at social st...
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More often than not, European identity is portrayed as one coherent identity for people across the whole continent. However, why should European identity not vary across countries? In this paper, we examine contents and structures of European identities in nine very different European countries. We draw on theoretical and normative approaches and d...
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Theoretical concepts of cosmopolitanism suggest new forms of societal and political organization.Yet these notions are overwhelmingly normative and hardly specify the ways in which cosmopolitanism is constructed from`below'.To what extent are people cosmopolitan and who are they? In following the debate on cosmopolitanization we offer a case study...
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A ‘good society’ has recently been portrayed as one in which citizens engage in voluntary associations to foster democratic processes. Arguably, such a good society is considered as one where people are content with their own lives as well as public life. We consider whether participation in civil society leads to more satisfied individuals on the...
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There are a variety of ways of measuring social capital, including social trust, social networks, social support and participation in organisations. In this paper we use cluster analysis to show patterns of social capital or ‘social capital regimes' across Europe, where the different elements are combined in various ways. The paper then goes on to...
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Latest developments in modern societies have altered living circumstances. Upcoming insecurities concerning employment and family relationships make life more and more incalculable. Especially young adults throughout the modern world are forced to rethink their life concepts and to desist from the lives of former generations. As difficulties to ach...

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